Settler firebombing and 'revenge' graffiti follow clash in West Bank
Settlers used bulldozers to destroy olive trees, and cars and houses in the area were set on fire.Ahmad Rawhi Abdallah Turabi's home was one of those seriously damaged."We are not armed," he said."We don't have weapons, only stones [and] sticks."They attacked us, they stole the land. He is a settler and wants to own land that doesn't belong to him."A partially constructed mosque in Qusra, south-east of Nablus, was also among the sites targeted over the weekend. We will not leave this land."My message is we are not terrorists.
- ▪Settlers used bulldozers to destroy olive trees, and cars and houses in the area were set on fire.Ahmad Rawhi Abdallah Turabi's home was one of those seriously damaged."We are not armed," he said."We don't have weapons, only stones [and] st
- ▪He is a settler and wants to own land that doesn't belong to him."A partially constructed mosque in Qusra, south-east of Nablus, was also among the sites targeted over the weekend.
- ▪We will not leave this land."My message is we are not terrorists.
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Palestinians accuse Israeli settlers of setting fire to cars and mosque after year's deadliest clash in West BankBy Middle East correspondent Matthew Doran and Raed KhatibTopic:Unrest, Conflict and WarPosted Mon 27 Jul 2026 at 1:22pmMon 27 Jul 2026 at 1:22pmMon 27 Jul 2026 at 1:22pmPalestinians in the West Bank have reported a wave of violence from Israeli settlers. (ABC News: Hamish Harty)abc.net.au/news/settler-tensions-flare-in-the-occupied-west-bank/106961330Link copiedShareShare articleMore than 130 Palestinians have been detained in weekend raids across the West Bank, according to the Israeli military, following a deadly clash between settlers and Palestinians on Friday.The shooting incident, which killed two Israelis and four Palestinians, was the deadliest single attack in the…
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